IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21412 of 2012

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Digamber Swai S/O Late Nisamani Siwai R/O Village- Salianch,

Posithleshwar, P.S.- Ali, Distt. Kendra Para Earlier Cuttack Orissa

.... .... Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar

2. The Principal Secretary Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar,

Patna

3. The Bihar State Housing Board Through Chairman And Managing

Director 6, Mangles Road, P.S.- Sachivalaya, Distt.- Patna

4. The Secretary Bihar State Housing Board, 6, Mangles Road, P.S.-

Sachivalaya, Distt.- Patna

5. The Executive Engineer Bihar State Housing Board, 6, Mangles Road,

P.S. Sachivalaya, Distt.- Patna

.... .... Respondents.

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kuamr Manoj, Advocate

For the State : Mr. Indeshwri Prasad, AC to G.A.7

For the Housing Board : Anshuman Singh, Advocate

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA

ORAL ORDER

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18-12-2012.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel

for the State and learned counsel for the Bihar State Housing

Board.

The only claim of the petitioner is with respect to

payment of gratuity amount which has not been paid after he retired

from service of the Bihar State Housing Board on 30.4.2004.

So far as the claim of A.C.P. benefit is concerned, liberty

is granted to the petitioner to take recourse to appropriate remedy

including filing another writ petition.

Patna High Court CWJC No.21412 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012

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In the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ

petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents Bihar

State Housing Board to consider and dispose of the claim of the

petitioner for payment of gratuity within a period of four months

from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

ahk/-

(Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)